A view of the pipeline being installed in the Gulf of Finland from on board the pipelay vessel Solitaire. The pipe sections are welded together on board the ship, then the welds are checked before the pipeline is lowered in a single strand onto the seafloor.

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Solitaire installing the pipeline in the Gulf of Finland

A view of the pipeline being installed in the Gulf of Finland from on board the pipelay vessel Solitaire. The pipe sections are welded together on board the ship, then the welds are checked before the pipeline is lowered in a single strand onto the seafloor.